Lithium-ion battery fires upend California communities, raising alarms about storage, safety

According to a report by LA Times… For more than three days, fire crews have worked to address a lithium-ion battery fire in La Verne that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and raised questions about the safety of California’s rapidly expanding energy storage systems. complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-24/evacuations-drag-on-in-la-verne-battery-fire-how-is-california-making-energy-storage-safer